India strengthens ties with Nepal

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Ratnesh Dwivedi

External Affairs Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj visited Kathmandu last week. The EAM is the first high-level visitor from India after the successful holding of Parliamentary and first ever Provincial Assembly elections in Nepal in November-December 2017.

During her visit to Nepal, EAM called on the Rt. Hon’ble President of Nepal, Bidya Devi Bhandari and Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister of Nepal, Sher Bahadur Deuba. The EAM also held meetings with K.P. Sharma Oli, Chairman of CPN-UML, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Chairman of CPN-MC, Upendra Yadav, President of SSF-N and Mahanta Thakur, Coordinator of the Presidium, and other leaders of RJP-N and congratulated them on their recent electoral victories.

The EAM congratulated the Government and people of Nepal on the successful conduct of three-tier elections, an important milestone in the democratic transition of Nepal.

EAM conveyed to all political leaders of Nepal that the Government of India is looking forward to working with the democratically elected Government to take forward bilateral ties to newer heights for mutual benefit, and to support the Government of Nepal, as per its priorities, in its endeavours for rapid economic growth and development.

Ratnesh Dwivedi

Ratnesh Dwivedi is a seasoned Academician, Author, Journalist, NASA Certified Educator and Consultant with 15 plus years in teaching and corporate. He has seen the changing face of global politics and has written extensively on International Affairs.

He serves on board of a dozen global firms ranging from Mining, Oil & Gas, Electricity, Energy, Cyber Security, Intelligence, Defence and Counter Terrorism having the finest people from the corporate world and Goverment onboard.

He holds memberships with global organizations such as ECREA-Brussels, Mission Essential-Virginia, Global Ethics Network-Washington, American Astronomical Society-Washington, Internet Society-Virginia, CSIS-PONI-Washington, RTDNA-Washington, NSTA-Virginia, EIN News Desk, Bush Presidential Center, Texas, etc.

He has authored five books. The Story of an Intern is a Reportage, The Cosmic Mask is a Space Fiction, Third and fourth are awarded academic books. His fifth book, US Intelligence and Cost of War talks about USA Military engagements in the Middle East.